Monthly Archives: January 2014

We got ourselves some winter 🙂 I know that not all Danes share my satisfaction with this – but I do simply hate the +2°C and wet that is so typical around here this time of year. Some frost to … Continue reading →

Just a little “quickie”- did a classic Italian caprese as a side today and thought it was a good enough prompt to think of warm Italian evenings and hoisting a glass of Italian red as a toast 🙂 Tomatoes (in … Continue reading →

But before I get to that – boy, it’s windy these days. Gray, slightly above freezing, dry when we are not having wet snow or sleet… Altogether a less than pleasant experience being outside and all the better to be … Continue reading →

“…but after that, temperatures above freezing and rain.” The weather people had actually promised us some winter this week. Technically, they can probably claim to have delivered as it was -3°C this morning. But … For the record, I absolutely … Continue reading →

I realise that the first two posts in this new series may seem a bit insensitive to those who prefer or need their food to be Kosher and Halal. This is not by design – just a mere consequence of … Continue reading →

That’s actually a rather small grindstone – made to look bigger by the magic of photography 🙂 Not only did it give me a metaphor to start off a first regular post in the new year – and, by the … Continue reading →

This first volume in a new series starts with a confession: I cheated. That is, I made the chocolate mousse for dessert yesterday – but at least I can tell that the chocolate was finely chopped to the sound of … Continue reading →

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